Eye set



( INVENTORS ,S'amzwl Mama \fl iijzzdmwizwrizkzyar 2 1 MTTQRNEA EYE SET S. MARCUS ET AL Filed Feb. 14. 1929 K (i 10 a 19 Feb. 10, 1931-.

Patented Feb 1 0, 1931 e SAMUEL m ets, :orTnI-vERnALn; .A'ND ammwi smme os NEW m m.

ASSIGNOBJS T 0 MARKON"MANUFACTUR1NG COQrNC OF liTEW -YORK, 1v. YIjA e V lr o'na'rron or nEwjYonK Application filedFehruary 14, 1929." Seria1 Ito/339,797.

This invention relates to an eye set, and

particularly to me'ans embodied therein by which to attach the eye set within a doll head,

' the invention being in the nature ofan'im- 5 provement over what is shown and described 7 in the pending application of Alexainler Konotf, Serial No. 141,943, filed October 16th, 1926. An object of the present improvement is to simplify and render more efficient andmore practical for quantity manufacture thesupporting carrierportion of the eye set by means of which the remainder of the eye set is attached in position within the doll head.

' A 'further object is to providean improved supporting carrier formed entirely from a single piece of sheet metal including relative- 1y movable parts by which to fix the eye set in the doll head. 1 V i 7 p A more detailed object is to provide a sin-. gle piece supporting carrier comprising a central portion for attachment to the eyes and opposite Y end portions movable relative to the central portion'to effect attachment of the eye set in the head.

A further object is to provide an improved carrier operable automatically-to adjust the eyes of the; set with respect to'the sockets of thehead in response to changes in size ofthe 'sion. V 7

Other objects and aims of the invention, more or less specific than those referred to above,will be in part obvious and in part pointed out in the course of the following description of the elements, combinations, arrangements ofparts and applications of principles constituting the invention; and the parts concerned dueto shrinkage or expan- A EYE sE'r substantially upon the plane Figs. 3,-iand 5 are plan views of the supporting carrier above, the 'diiferent views showing difierent positions of the relatively niovablerpar'ts of said carrier, Figfdshow 7mg the parts of the carrier fully distended,

Fig. 4 showing the parts as they appear-when fully collapsed preparatory to insertion of an eye set nto a doll head, and Fig. 5 showing the parts as they appearin normal-position when attached within a doll head, and

Fig. 6 is a view similar to the right hand portion of Fig. 2 but illustrating a slight 'modification of the supporting carrier.

of line} n n Y Referring to the'drawingsfordeseribing in detail the structure lllustrated'therem, the 1 reference character Lindicates a doll head or the likehaving'the' usual spaced eye sockets [as 1 and 2 therein. I Beyond these sockets the cheek portions as 3 and 4 are preferably thickened and shapedtoprovide oppositeinterior wall surfaces as 5 and 6wh1ch are substantially parallel to each other to thus'adapt them; for proper" and substantial supports fortheeyeset.

' The eye set comprlses. two main elements,

namelya supportin carrier G and an eye member H.

The supporting carrier G consists of a body portion 7 which is. adapted to extend horizontally across the interior of the doll head from cheek portion to cheek portion, and a pair of arms as 8-8intermediate its length extending forwardly adapted to constitute an eye carrying portion for supporting th veye member'H. 1 I

The eye member H consistsofa cross rod9 at opposite ends of which are 'mo'iintedtwo eyes as 10 min, said eyes being connected with the cross rod in any desired manner well known in this art.

The supporting carrier Gris made entirely from a single elongated piece of sheet metal bent into channel shape, providingaflat plate portion 12' and opposite parallel flanges as 13-13. At opposite ends of the central portion as 14 of the plate 12 said plate-is cut away to provide openings as 15 15, the flanges 1-3-13 however continuing uninter p ruptedly across said openings and constitutmg the sole connection between the central --portion 1 1 and the opposite end portion openings 1515.

l616 of said plate.

The forwardly extending arms 8 above mentioned are conveniently formed as bentup portionsjof'the sheet metalremoved in the formation of the openings15l5. The outer ends o'f the portions 16-16 are shaped to provide a plurality ofprongs,as

"H 17 and a bent over portion'constituting a stop wall as 18 facing outwardly. Inuse the prongs 17 are adapted to be impaled into the material of the cheek portions 3 and 4 of the dollhead, and thestop walls 18 are adapted to engage directly againstthe wall surfaces 5and 6 for limiting the distance to whichthe prongs may be thrustintousaid' cheek portions. y r

Prior to inserting an eye s'etinto a doll head it is necessary that the carrier shall be of a relatively reduced lengthin' order that the prongs at its ends may be readily introduced to proper relative. positions with re.- spectto the wal'lsurfaces 5 and 6 of the head. The present inventiontherefore contemplates that the material' comprising the flanges 13.13: of the carrier shall be readily bendable in those sections as 19 19 bridging the The illustration Fig. 4 suggests a .form of bend which may be employed. By bowing out the sections 19 as illustrated in this figure the end portions of the carrier ma be brou ht nearer to ether i y 23 1'3 7 while by straightening' out'tlie sections to a .greateror less degree as indicated. in Fig. 5 the end portionsoii the carrier may be moved away from each other. Also, as is apparent from these figures, any desired movement of the end portions of the carrier with respect to each other will be readily accommodated by the sections 19, said sections merely bending more or less in response to the amount of movement given to the end portions or" the ca rier, and serving thereafter to hold'said end portions, with a desired amount ofaccuracy, in any position to which they are move d..

- Assuming the carrierto be in thecondition v as illustrated in Fig. l and havlng been placed within adoll head, with an eyemember H in I position, but the prongs 17 havingfnot yet been'impaled within the cheeks ofthe head,

it is simply necessary to. apply force, as for instance by a suitable tool suchas is shown and describedin the pending application 01" Alexander Konoii, Serial No. 144,068, filed -QcbtobergZSth, 1928, to move the end portions of the carrier away from each other thus stralghtening out to a. required extent the sections 19,-as in Fig. 5, and driving-the prongs into the material of thecheeks of the head.

The sections 19 will hold thezposition into which they have thus been moved by separation of'the-ends of the carrier to a sufiicient springs.

degree for maintaining the prongs witha desireddegree of tightness in their impaled positions. The sections 19"19 are inherently resilient and there will thus occur a slight returnmovement of the ends of the'carrier toward each other, occasioned by the-spring tendencyoi the sections 19 to return. to thelr original condition' Thisis beneficial as a means of insuringthat pressure of the opposite'ends of the carrier again'stjthe oppos1te cheek portionsof thetheadin the finished doll .shall'necessari ly be something lessthan the vided with a socket as 20 adapted to be en- 'gaged by appropriate portions of theoperating tool employed as above mentioned.

It will now be noted that the plate portions 16 and their prongs 17 are wholly at one side or" the. vertical plane of the two flanges l3,

and that saidifianges, particularly the sec-i tions '19 thereofl possess a certain amount of resiliency. Because of this arrangement. any pressure which may be exerted against the prongs tending to move them toward the central portion of thecarrier will impose a relatively strongerbending strain against the forward mar inal portions of the sections19 of the flanges than against the relatively rearward marginal portions ofsaid sections.

Pressure endwise against the prongs, as. for

instance a pressure due to eX-cessiveshrinkage of the doll head, will thus produce a definite tendencyto flex the sections 19 in a manner causing the central portlon of the carr er to be bowed rearwardly an amount propore tionate to the amount of shrinkage ofthe head.- Y 1-.1

- The sections'1919, being of sheet metal and being always bowed outwardly approximately as in Fig. 5 when in use, are readily bendable by force applied to the end sections. They stand substantially .flatwise with respect-to the line of pressure; When bent they simply take a new set, and yet are inherently capable of a certain desirable resiliency with respect to the new set-position, such that they might appropriately 'be termed flexible leaf As illustrated inthe modification Fig. 6

. the stop walls 18 may be arranged to project forwardly of the plate 12 if desired asa means to increase the amount "to which the central portion ofthe carrier may be bowed rearwardly proportionate to a. given amount of shrinkage of the-heath lOK) lit)

' tionof the carrier will-of course carrywithit the arms 8 8' and thus ease back the eyes lThe rearward bowing of the central por- 10 andl'l from their sockets, which islandesired movement in the presenceof shrinkage of the head, and the amountto which the eyes are thus eased back is automatically deter- .mined by the amount of shrinkageof the head.

lVhenever su spring tendencyin thesectio-nsl9 to return them to astraight line relationshipwhen the bowingpressure 1s removed; Hence, when-' ever under these circumstances the head again expands the carrier will follow and return the eyes forwardly.

011 a warm summer day a doll head fitted With an eye set as described would dry and shr nk while the metallic carrying member would expand. These opposite forcesmay produce pressureendwise against-the carrier and bow the carrier backwardly'to ease the eyes from the sockets.

The present invention thus comprises eflicient means for automatically moving the eyes with respectto their socketsfin response to, and in proportion to, change-of size of the 7 parts concerned, thus automatically insuring a proper fit of the eyes; within their sockets under all pra'ctical conditions, It provides a simple, practical and inexpensive supporting carrier for. the eyes, and it always insures a degree of loose motion between the carrier and the dollhead sufficient to prevent injury to the head in use.

Mention may be here made of the factthat when an eye set'is originally attached thedoll head isfrelatively green and pliable so that pressure from the attaching tool is not'likely to cause injury, while later, when the head is fully cured, then care must be exercised to prevent the imposition of excessive pressure.

It will be understood oficourse that this automatic control of the relationship between the eyes and their sockets is of particular importancewliere the eyes" are intended to moveby gravit'ybetween open and closed positions as-in the so-called" sleeping dolls.

A countenweight as 21 is shown in the accom-V panying drawingsattached to the cross rod 9 for gravity control of the eyes in the usual manner. V i

As many changes could:be made in this construction without departing from the scope of the invention as-defined inthe fol: lowing claims, it isjintended that all matter contained in'the aboyeldesoription, orshown .in the accompanying drawings, shall beinterpreted a s illustrative only and not in a limiting sense. c J

, 7 Having thus described our invention, what E'porting carrier-j stands bowed rearwardlyasgdescribed, such bow-- mg isof course so, sl ght that there 1S ample.

we claim-as new and desire .to secure by Letters Patentis;f 1 v V 1,:An-eye set comp ising apair of eyes and a supporting carrier therefor, agcr'oss rod to opposite endportionsof which theeyes,

are connected, the supporting carrier com prlsing an elongated member extending parallel wlth the cross rod with its opposite ends adjacent the eyes respectively, said carrier having a central portion and apart extending forwardly therefrom intoj supporting, en-

gagementawith the cross rod,-;said carrier being a single'piece of sheet metal having in tegral prongs at'its opposite ends for being embedded within the opposite cheek portions of a doll headadjacent the eyes respectively said singlel-rpiece'ofsheet metal having sections' of itselfbetween said central portion and said ends independently bendable to thereby rendersaid ends movable to drive the prongs aw'ayfrom said central portion into embedded relation in the doll head, and said bendable sections being of a character alsoto hold the prongs in'said embedded relation. p i i g 2. An eye set comprising a pair of eyes and oppositefend portions of which the eyes are connected, the supporting carrier comprising 7 an elongated member extending parallel with a supporting carrier therefor, across rod to 7.

other into embedded relation in the doll head,

and said bendable section beingv resilient to thereby insure a slight return movement of the prongs after the pressure is relieved.

3. 'An eye set comprising a pair of eyes, attaching means therefor to be forced into impaled relationin the'wall of a doll head, and means tending to reduce the degree of impalementupon relief of the impaling force.

a 4. An eye set comprising a pair" of eyes, attaching means therefor to be forced into impaled relation in the wall of a doll head, and connecting means'between the eyes and the attaching means of a character tending-to reduce the degree of impalementupon relief ofthe impaling force:

' 5. A single piece supporting carrier for eye sets, said carrier consisting of an elongated" piece of sheet metal, a part of said sheet metal being struck up for connection with the eyes, '7

7 said piece of. sheet metal having a central portion carrying said struck up part and opposite end portions for engaging opposite wall surfaces of-a doll head, said piece of sheet metal having openings'formed there- ;through intermediatethecentral portion and sa'idend portions, and sa1d piece of sheet 'metalhavm longitudinal marginal flanges bridging said openings bendable in the regions of Sa-1Cl O38I1-1IlgS to permit relative movement between the central and'end portions. r I

piece of'sheet'me'tal having a central por tion for'connection with the; eyes and having" 'end portions spaced fromthe central, port1on for engaging opposite wall surfaces of a doll head, and said piece of sheet metal having opposite longitudinal marginal flangesther on constituting the sole connection between said central portion and said end portions, said flanges being bendable in the regions between the central andienc portions.

7. A single piece supporting carrier for eye sets, said carrier consistingoi an elongated piece of sheetmetal having a central portion for connection with the eyes and having end portions spaced from the central portion for vengaging opposite wall surfaces of a doll head, and said piece of sheet metal having opposite longitudinal marginal flanges thereon constituting the sole connection between said central portion and said end portions, said flanges being bowed outwardly. from each other in the regions between said central and .end portions, and being bendable to thereby facilitate relative movement between said central and end portions.

8; An eye set comprising a cross rod, a pair of eyes mounted upon the ends of said cross rod, an elongated carriermember extending parallel with the cross rod, the ends of the carrier having parts serving as anchors located adjacent the respective eyes, said carrier being a single piece of sheet metal and extensible in the direction of its length for the purpose offo-rcing said anchoring parts into the substance of a doll head, and for maintaining them anchored therein, and said carrier having a portion extending form it lateral'lyand carrying said cross rod in order to support said eyes.

9. An eye set comprising a pair of eyes and a supporting carrier therefor, a cross rodto opposite end portions of-whieh the eyes are connected, thesupporting-carrier comprising an elongated member extending parallel with the cross rod with its opposite ends adjacent the eyes respectively, said carrier having a portion extending forwardly therefrom into supporting engagementwith the cross rod, said carrier being a single piece of sheet metal having opposite end portions and an inter mediate portion which serves as a connecting link between the end portions, said intermediate portion being bendable to enable movement ol -1 the end portions with respect- 6. A single'piece supporting carrier for eye sets,sa1d carrier consisting of an elongated to each other in the direction of'length of the carrier and being of a char'acter totake a new set in its bent position for thereby holding the-end portions in theirmoved positions, and

said end portions having pron-gs integr'alf therewith f r engaging the doll head to hold thecarrier connected with the doll head. T

10. An eye set comprising a pair of eyes and a supporting carrier therefonsaid supporting carrier comprising arsingle piece of sheet metal having integral prongs at its opposite ends for being embeddedwithin the opposite wall portions of a doll head, said single piece of'sheetmetal havinga portion of itselfintermediate its ends readily bend- "able to 'render the ends movable' to drive the prongs away from each other into embedded relation in the material of the doll head, said single piece of sheet metal having another portion of itself intermediate its ends' connected with the eyes to support the eyesupon the carrier, and s'aideyesupporting portion beingconnected with said bendable portion to be adjustable with respect to the end'portions by bending of the bendable portion.

11. An 'eye set comprising a pair ofeyes and wasupporting carrier therefon the supporting carrier comprising an elongated member having a central portionto which the eyes are'connect-ed, oppositeend portions for I attachment to opposite wall parts of a doll head, and connecting means-between the centralportion and said opposite end portions consisting's'olely of parts bendable to adjustably move the opposite end portions toward and away from'the central portion.

12. A supporting carrier for eye sets, said carrier having a central portion for connection with the eyes, a pair of'attaching-por- 'tions for engaging opposite .wall surfaces respectively of *a doll head; to hold the carrier connected with the head, and a pair of connecting portions disposed one at each side of the central portion intermediate said central portion and said attaching portions in a plane at one side of the vertical plane of a straight line between the attaching portions said connecting portions serving to connect said central portion with said attaching portions respectively and being flexible in a direction transversely of the carrier and being flexible alsoiinthe direction of length of the carrier.

, In testimony whereof we-afiix our signatures. v

SAMUEL MARCUS. ANDREW FUERTINGER. 

